Sociology in action: a Canadian perspective

Cover......Page 1
Brief Contents......Page 8
Detailed Contents......Page 9
List of Figures, Boxes, and Tables......Page 14
A Unique Learning System......Page 19
Preface......Page 22
About the Authors......Page 31
PART 1 • Practising Sociology: Your Sociological Toolkit......Page 33
 Chapter 1: Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology......Page 34
 Chapter 2: Applying Sociological Research Methods......Page 54
PART 2 • Society and the Self: The Foundations......Page 79
 Chapter 3: “I Am Canadian”: What Is “Canadian” Culture?......Page 80
 Chapter 4: Socialization: The Self and Social Identity......Page 100
 Chapter 5: Social Inequality in Canadian Society......Page 124
 Chapter 6: Mass Media: Living in the Electronic Age......Page 150
PART 3 • The Micro and Macro of Our Everyday Lives......Page 175
 Chapter 7: Sex, Gender, and Sexualities: Deconstructing Dualisms......Page 176
 Chapter 8: Race and Ethnicity: Defining Ourselves and Others......Page 200
 Chapter 9: Canadian Families: Past, Present, and Future......Page 224
 Chapter 10: Learning What Is “True”: Religion, Science, and Education......Page 246
 Chapter 11: Social Control, Deviance, and Crime......Page 270
 Chapter 12: Health and Illness: Is It “Lifestyle,” or Something More?......Page 292
PART 4 • Our Changing World......Page 317
 Chapter 13: Social Change: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements......Page 318
 Chapter 14: “Going Green”: Environmental Sociology......Page 338
 Chapter 15: Globalization: The Interconnected World......Page 362
Glossary......Page 382
Index......Page 392